Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater: photos and reviews

GIBU "Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater" is one of the largest in its genre in the whole territory of our country. This year, he celebrated his 85th (anniversary) birthday.

The history of the theater opening

The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, photo of the building of which is presented in this article, was opened in 1931. His first performance was the opera Boris Godunov.

At the sources of the theater there were such outstanding people as the director of the Bolshoi Theater Joseph Lapitsky, the conductors Anton Eichenwald and Isidor Zach. At the head of the ballet company was Evgenia Lopukhova, a participant of the "Russian Seasons" in Paris.

The repertoire was assembled very quickly. It included operas and ballets of classical composers: G. Puccini, A. Borodin, N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Adana, M.I. Glinka, P.I. Tchaikovsky, J. Rossini, L. Minkus, J. Verdi, A. Dargomyzhsky and others.

In addition, the repertoire included works written by Soviet composers. In particular, they were Tikhon Khrennikov, Sergei Slonimsky, Andrei Petrov and Andrei Eshpai.

During the war in Samara, the Bolshoi Theater was evacuated from Moscow. The Moscow troupe has presented 14 productions for 3 years to the townspeople. On the Samara stage they shone: Natalia Shpiller, Ivan Kozlovsky, Yu.F. Fire, Maxim Mikhailov, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Valeria Barsova, Mark Reisen and others. In gratitude for the fact that they were accepted here, the Bolshoi Theater's artists have toured many times in Kuibyshev after the war. So at that time was called Samara. And today the Bolshoi Theater continues this glorious tradition. In 2005, the Bolshoi Theater toured in Samara. The troupe presented the audience with a repertoire of wartime.

In 1982, the Samara Opera and Ballet Theater was awarded the academic title. In 2012, the anniversary of this event was celebrated. Celebrations were held on this occasion.

More recently, the theater underwent a large-scale reconstruction. Now this is a modern building, which is equipped with the latest technology.

In the troupe of the Samara theater there are talented, bright personalities. Among them there are Honored and People's Artists and Artists, as well as laureates of various competitions of the All-Russian and International levels. Many artists took master classes from leading artists of world level.

Today the ballet troupe of the theater works at a very high level. It is headed by Kirill Shmorgoner, professor, laureate of the Maurice Bejart Award. He brought his students to the Samara Theater. Young artists joined the troupe, successfully perform and become laureates of competitions.

In the third millennium the Samarans entered with an updated repertoire. Among the premieres of the opera: "Madame Butterfly", "Mozart and Salieri", "Eugene Onegin", "The Servant-Lady", etc., as well as the ballet "Vain Precaution". The theater pays much attention to children. There are a lot of musical tales in his repertoire.

The theater holds festivals every year on its stage. Thanks to them, residents and visitors of the city have an opportunity to get acquainted with the leading masters of the opera and ballet stage. One of the most vivid and significant festivals is held among the artists of the classical ballet and bears the name of Alla Shelest. This woman was one of the first choreographers of the Samara theater and stood at its sources. The Alla Shelest Festival received a very honorable award - the Order of Catherine the Great. This significant event happened in 2003. And since 2011 he is a member of the Association of European Festivals.

Building

In the 30s of the 20th century a building was built in which the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has been located ever since. Its architect - N.A. Trotsky. He and his colleague N.D. Katsenelenbogen won the Corcourse and their joint project was chosen for implementation. The building is majestic, massive. According to art historians, it is a pylon-style, its late era. This is a vivid example of brutal classics. You can safely consider the theater room as a monument of architecture.

Previously, the theater occupied only the central part of the building, in the right wing there was a sports school, and in the left wing - a biblio library.

In 2006, a large-scale reconstruction of the theater was carried out. It lasted 4 years and was frozen in 2010 to the anniversary.

Opera repertoire

The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers its audiences various musical performances. Here you can listen and watch performances of different genres.

The repertoire of the theater includes the following operas:

• "Ay da Balda."
• "Eugene Onegin".
• "The Snow Maiden".
• "Boris Godunov".
• "Prince Igor".
• "The Queen of Spades."
• "Floria Tosca".
• "Magical flute".
• "Rigoletto".
• "Traviata" and others.

Ballet repertoire

The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers the following choreographic performances:

• "Anyuta".
• "Corsair".
• "The Beatles forever."
• "Giselle."
• The Bayadere.
• "Pavilion of Armida."
• "Futile precaution."
• "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• "Queen of Spades".
• "The Nutcracker" and others.

In addition to operas and ballets, the theater also offers operettas, children's musical performances and concerts.

Troupe

The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has a very large troupe. There are also vocalists, choristers, orchestra, and ballet dancers.

Theater staff:

• Tatyana Larina.
• Anton Kuzenok.
• Renat Latypov.
• Catherine Pervushina.
• Maxim Marenin.
• Pavel Yarkov.
• Dilya Shageeva.
• Svetlana Ponomarenko.
• Vladislav Kupriyanov.
• Alexander Bobykin.
• Ksenia Ovchinnikova.
• Elvira Ahmadishina.
• Roman Geer.
• Olga Khokhlova.
• Sergey Sakharov and others.

Festivals

The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is the organizer of a large number of different festivals.

Average of them:

• "Song of triumph".
• A. Shelest Festival of Ballet.
• Festival of opera singing.
• "Five evenings in Togliatti."
• "Volga theatrical seasons".
• "Mstislav Rostropovich" and others.

Work in the Samara Theater

The information in this section of the article will be useful to those who are looking for work. The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers the following vacancies for the candidates:

• Artist choir (bass).
• The Altists (two).
• Concertmaster for vocalists.
• Drummer.
• The choir artist (tenor).
• Illuminator.
• Second violins (two).
• The janitor.
• First violins (two).

More details on the list of vacancies can be found on the official website of the theater.

Reviews

The audience leaves a lot of reviews about the theater. The vast majority of them are positive. Many spectators became true fans of the theater and advise those who have not yet been in it, be sure to visit it.

The audience really likes the artists, costumes and scenery, the director's work is also pleasing. Many who previously did not take a great interest in operas, ballets, operettas, visited the theater, began to love these genres of art.

The building after the renovation became beautiful and very well equipped in technical terms.

The public is happy that after many years of idle time the theater was reborn again and began a new life.

You can meet negative feedback about places in the auditorium on the balcony. They are very inconveniently designed, in the opinion of those who happened to sit in these places. There's practically nothing to see, and to see something, you have to watch performances standing.

Where is

Not far from the embankment of the Volga River and the Gorky Park of Culture is the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Its address is Kuybyshev Square, Building No. 1.